Aircraft tyre with improved bead structure

A pneumatic radial ply tire (100) for use on aircraft has a radial reinforced carcass (20) having at least one axially inner ply (2A, 2B, 2C, 2D) of textile cords (21) wound around a pair of bead cores (33). The improved bead structure (30) has a woven chipper, a radially inner end (E1) and axially outer end (EE). The axially outer portion of the chipper is embedded in rubber chafer material above the bead base surface and inward of the bead flange surface. The axially outer end (EE) is terminated radially below the top of the bead core, preferably between the center and the top of the bead core (33) and the radially inner end is turned radially toward the bead core and is terminated between the bead core and the bead base. Preferably the chipper is formed of a square woven material of nylon 6, 6 or similar textile material.